Current ethical issue that nurses encounnter

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Clearly describe the ethical issue including definition(s), brief history and all subtypes/ sub-issues

Clearly describes ethical issue, all sub-types, and gives four or more examples with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Clearly describes ethical issue, all sub-types, and gives three examples with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Clearly describes ethical issue, all sub-types, and gives two examples with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Describes ethical issues and includes one example with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Does not clearly describe ethical issue

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Explain why this is an ethical issue in nursing and health care

Explains why it is an ethical issue and at least three potential impacts on nurses with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Explains why it is an ethical issue and two potential impacts on nurses with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Explains why it is an ethical issue and one potential impacts on nurses with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Explains why it is an ethical issue without nursing impact with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Does not clearly explain why it is an ethical issue

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Describe the viewpoints (pro and con) this ethical issue Include the position(s) of professional nursing organization(s) regarding this issue

Describes three pro viewpoints and three con viewpoints of this ethical issue with positions of three or more professional organizations with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Describes two pro viewpoints and two con viewpoints of this ethical issue with positions of two professional organizations with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Describes one pro viewpoint and one con viewpoint of this ethical issue with positions of one professional organization with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Describes one pro or con viewpoint with positions of professional organizations with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Does not clearly describe pro and con viewpoints and does not include professional organization positions

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Choose one of the viewpoints; explain your position. Include, in your discussion, professional values as expressed in codes of ethics and other professional documents. Be certain to include documentation

Explains personal position including at least four professional values from Code of ethics with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Explains personal position including three professional values from Code of ethics with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Explains personal position including two professional values from Code of ethics with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Explains personal position including one professional values from Code of ethics with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Does not clearly explain personal position on ethical issue and/or does not connect to Code of ethics

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Identify specific ways that nurses collectively, could further enhance ethical nursing practice on a daily basis. (Take this opportunity to be creative and identify what you might do to facilitate ethical nursing practice )

Describes five or more strategies to promote ethical nursing practice with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Describes four strategies to promote ethical nursing practice with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Describes three strategies to promote ethical nursing practice with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Describes two strategies to promote ethical nursing practice with clear and connecting ideas throughout the paper.

Describes one strategy to promote ethical nursing practice

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Writing style, sentence structure, grammar, and APA style

Reflects scholarly effort; proper grammar, connecting ideas, spelling and accurate use of APA format consistently with no errors throughout the paper

Reflects scholarly effort; proper grammar, connecting ideas, spelling and accurate use of APA format with 1-2 errors throughout the paper

Reflects scholarly effort; proper grammar, connecting ideas, spelling and accurate use of APA format with 3-4 errors throughout the paper

Reflects scholarly effort; proper grammar, connecting ideas, spelling and accurate use of APA format with 5 errors throughout the paper

Does not reflects scholarly effort; proper grammar, connecting ideas, spelling and accurate use of APA format with 5 or more errors throughout the paper

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